High Island

High Island or Leung Shuen Wan Chau is a former island located in the southeast of Sai Kung Peninsula in , within . Two sets of dams constructed between 1969 and 1979 and crossing the former Kwun Mun Channel, connect the island to the peninsula, thereby forming the .
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 57 metres (187 feet)
  • Description: former island of Hong Kong
  • Also known as
    “Kao Tao”
    “Leung Shuen Wan”
    “Leung Shuen Wan Chau”
    “Lung Shun Wan Chau”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nam Fung Chau and Wong Nai Chau.
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, also called Green Island, is an island…
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is an islet.
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is a small island in , Hong Kong. is situated 3 km southeast of High Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wong Keng Tei and Tsak Yue Wu.
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is a village in , Sai Kung Peninsula, . is situated 5 km northwest of High Island.
, also transliterated as Chik Yu Wu and… is situated 6 km northwest of High Island.
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or Tsuen is a village facing … is situated 6 km north of High Island.

High Island

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Latitude
22.35875° or 22° 21′ 32″ north
Longitude
114.35204° or 114° 21′ 7″ east
Open location code
7PJP9952+GR
Geo­Names ID
1819513
Wiki­data ID
Q287394

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“High Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “High Island (hinimo nga pulo)”
  • Cebuano: “High Island”
  • Chinese: “萬宜”
  • Chinese: “粮船湾”
  • Chinese: “粮船湾洲”
  • Chinese: “糧船灣”
  • Chinese: “糧船灣洲”
  • Chinese: “高洲”
  • Dutch: “High Island”
  • French: “High Island”
  • Hausa: “Babban tsibirin (Hong Kong)”
  • Hausa: “Babban tsibirin”
  • Japanese: “糧船湾”
  • Japanese: “糧船湾洲”
  • Swedish: “High Island (artificiell ö)”
  • Swedish: “High Island”
  • Yue Chinese: “糧船灣”

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Localities in the Area

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